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Japanese word 腰掛ける: to sit down. Meanings and example sentences.

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腰掛ける (こしかける): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

腰掛ける (こしかける) means to sit down.

See example sentences below.

腰掛ける at a glance

腰掛ける
こしかけるkoshikakeru
N2verb
to sit down
腰掛けるこしかけるkoshikakeruN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 腰掛ける

Core meaning

to sit down

Basic example sentences

Example 1

ベンチに腰掛ける。

Translation

Sit down on the bench.

Example 2

学校の椅子に腰掛けて勉強した。

Translation

I sat on the school chair and studied.

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